Paul Polman Quotes

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

We will not build a society that reflects who we are and that has opportunities for equality or justice if we don't make progress for all participants.

... equal responsibilities are less popular than equal rights.

If the spirit of equality means anything, it means like opportunity, and if we once lose like opportunity, we lose the only chance we have toward equality throughout the nation.

We not only need community development but we need equitable development.

I see social mobility and equality of opportunity as really successful Canadian values.

I'm most passionate about, you know, making everybody understand that we should all have equal access on this earth.

You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities!

I can't serve just the Negro cause. I've got to serve all the people of Massachusetts.

I want to make democracy work not only for the rich and the well connected but for everyone.

You must make sure that the majority of the people are not marginalized.

A truly vibrant and creative culture depends on a system of education which is not divided along class and sectarian lines.

We must restore the emotional relationship that people have to the idea of America, that no matter where you come from, no matter where you live, that you have access to the same opportunities that somebody who is born in privilege.

It's annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren't they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.

The Fairness Project is endeavoring to try to do what we can to make a fairer society.

Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.

The State shall ensure gender balance and fair representation of marginalized groups on all constitutional and other bodies

Rights that were not open to all alike would be no rights.

We [Chicago] are known as the city that works. You gotta make sure it works for everybody and not just a few.

We are building together a nation in which there are no second-class Australians.

People need to see signs of equal treatment across society.

If we don't at least try to make the future more equitable, most of us will left with simply scraps.

What do we do to just rebuild and focus on creating a big and inclusive tent, where we're focusing on making sure every child gets that fair shot, that every woman gets to compete on a level playing field, that we are true to the core values of our country, and we're making sure that we honor those values?

I am for 100% equality across the board for everybody, in all walks of life.